HEADLONG Definition & Meaning

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headlong

[hed-lawng, -long]

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adverb

with the head foremost; headfirst.
to plunge headlong into the water.
without delay; hastily.
to plunge headlong into work.
without deliberation; rashly.
to rush headlong into battle.

adjective

undertaken quickly and suddenly; made precipitately; hasty.
a headlong flight.
rash; impetuous.
a headlong denunciation.
done or going with the head foremost.
a headlong dive into the pool.

headlong

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adverb

with the head foremost; headfirst
with great haste

adjective

archaic��(of slopes, etc) very steep; precipitous

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

headlongness noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of headlong¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English hedlong, earlier hedling; head, -ling ²

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Her efforts ran headlong into what would become the worst drug shortage in modern history.

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The army has been in headlong retreat from the Arakan Army since the beginning of the year, losing town after town.

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One woman brandished a Georgian flag as she braved a stream of water cannon, while another walked headlong into a barricade of police standing behind riot shields.

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I kind of run headlong into the challenges.

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He jumped headlong into a project 50 times bigger than his last feature but also, notably, 50 times smaller than a Disney animated film.

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